Tuscola Community High School

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Tuscola Community High School
Address
Tuscola Community High School
500 S Prairie Street

Tuscola
,
Illinois
61953

United States
Coordinates 39°47′44″N88°16′27″W / 39.7956°N 88.2741°W / 39.7956; -88.2741
Information
Other nameTCHS
Type Public high school
Established1870s
School districtTuscola Community Unit School District 301
NCES School ID 173960004001 [1]
Teaching staff21.20 (FTE) [1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment297 (2022-23) [1]
Student to teacher ratio13.54 [1]
Color(s)Black and gold   
Athletics conference Central Illinois Conference
Nickname Warriors
Accreditation North Central Association of Colleges and Schools
YearbookTuscolian[ citation needed ]
Website www.tuscola.k12.il.us

Tuscola Community High School (TCHS) is a public high school in Tuscola, Illinois, United States. It is part of the Tuscola Community Unit School District 301.

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History

Postcard of the school, 1938. Tuscola Community High School (NBY 238).jpg
Postcard of the school, 1938.

High school in Tuscola dates back to the early 1870s, when it occupied the third floor of the Tuscola Union School; the first high school graduation was in 1875. After the Union School burned on October 12, 1921, high school was held at the courthouse. [2] : 270 

The first building solely for Tuscola High School was opened October 2, 1922, bounded by Sale, Niles, Overton and Indiana Streets. [2] : 275  That building was then used from 1957 to January 1969 as a grade school, [2] : 275  after the newer high school was opened in November 1957, bounded by Daggy, VanAllen, and Prairie Streets. [2] : 277 

The high school became part of Tuscola Community Unit School District 301 in the 1940s when the unit district was approved by public referendum. [2] : 275 

Athletics

Tuscola's High School athletes participate in the Central Illinois Conference and are members of the Illinois High School Association. [3] There is a broad range of sporting activities in which the students participate, currently numbering at least six different sports for boys and eight for girls.

Athletic honors

Extracurricular activities

TCHS offers both band and chorus programs, as well as competitive quizzing. [5]

Notable alumni

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Search for Public Schools - Tuscola High School (173960004001)". National Center for Education Statistics . Institute of Education Sciences . Retrieved February 19, 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Tuscola Sesquicentennial History Book Committee. "Tuscola Schools 1858–2007". Tuscola Strolling Through the Past: A Pictorial History 1857–2007 (PDF). Tuscola, Illinois: City of Tuscola. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
  3. ↑ "Conferences & Affiliated Schools". Illinois High School Association. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Team Titles: T". Illinois High School Association. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
  5. ↑ "About Us". Tuscola CUSD 301. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Tuscola Fall 2015 Homecoming". Tuscola Community High School. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
  7. ↑ "In Illinois' bicentennial year, storied high school football rivalry continues". Journal Star. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
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